Let’s get down to business.
We have a New Members Night coming up but we’re not calling it a New Members Night because it’s for all members.
It’s a great night to get out and catch up over a cuppa. It’s a night to rub shoulders with a few familiar souls. Have you ever thought about the impact your presence can have at such an event?
Shortly after I joined the party a little under a year ago, David Collyer invited me out for a coffee. We talked for hours. He then invited me to a New Members Night. When I turned up at Bell’s Hotel last June, the first person I saw was David.
It made such a difference to the way I approached my first party function.
For those of us who aren’t candidates but support the ideals that we embrace, perhaps the single most important thing we can do is to be a friendly face for a new member.
Your presence could make a huge difference. Your encouragement or inspiration might entice a new member to leap out of their comfort zone. Your support for a member might lead to their standing in the forthcoming election or for one of the other many roles that need to be filled this year.
My father was a Natio in the Vietnam war. He wasn’t a solider though – he was a surgeon. For every soldier in the jungle there were ten people behind the scenes, just like him, supporting each Digger.
While I’d never compare politics to war, the analogy fits. Coming to a New Members Night and showing your commitment to the party is like standing behind a candidate or office bearer and giving them your support.
So stop for a moment.
Imagine a warm room, of old friends and the fragrance of after dinner coffee.
Feel the buzz of conversation. Feel the firm handshakes, and strain to hear your conversation over the one next to you. Feel the energy.
Imagine the effect that will have on the newly committed Democrats, nervously finding their way.
See you at 7:00.
Friday March 19th
Bells Hotel
Cnr Coventry and Moray Streets,
South Melbourne.
RSVP
Robin Davis (9752 – 6466) or (rbd<AT>knox.hotkey.net.au) or
Paul Roberton (0421 74 84 55) or paul<AT>paulroberton.com “
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